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From: R. Nachmani
Subject: What does certification prove?
Date: 12 Tishrei 5782
The certificate says: "This subject completed policy X."
Policy X says: "The subject must do Y and Z."
The certificate proves Y and Z happened. It does not say what Y and Z mean.
This is how my grandfather described the butcher's certificate. The rav watched the slaughter. The rav signed. The certificate did not say the meat was kosher. It said the rav watched.
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